{"product_id":"carnival-in-the-night","title":"Carnival in the Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/Kani_logo.jpg_copy.jpg?v=1762206433\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/host-a-screening\" title=\"Community Screenings Form\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; float: start;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/WebsiteButton_3bb924f4-b7af-47a7-98d9-8c2765d50eb0_480x480.jpg?v=1718641924\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasashi Yamamoto\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025 (educational)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Production:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time: \u003c\/strong\u003e101 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJapanese, Chinese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Closed Captions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects: \u003c\/strong\u003eNarrative Feature, Drama, Restoration, Asian Cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e        \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f42pR5FzZJ4?si=t8nlh4jRcYxnkQUZ\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf a pair with his 8mm debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaint Terrorism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Masashi Yamamoto’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ejishu-eiga\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (self-produced) breakthrough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarnival in the Night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unfurls with a palpable sense of rage and abandon, capturing images of Shinjuku’s underground and transforming its DIY scene into a purgatorial and claustrophobic realm. Aspiring punk rocker and single mother Kumi (Kumiko Ohta) drops off her child with her ex-husband and the world is bled of colour as she hits town for one last bender. This begins a phantasmagorical journey of self-discovery and self-destruction; a pitch black look at the margins of society contrasted by a backhanded, yet no less poignant, reflection on responsibility and motherhood. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYamamoto’s film — shot in an hypnotizing vérité style — propels Kumi forward as she crosses path with a variety of addicts, sex workers, squatters and bomb-makers, her march ‘till dawn marked by senseless acts of violence. Anticipating the squatter’s eden depicted in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRobinson’s Garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (where Kumiko Ota returns as another version of herself) as well as the anti-capitalist global antics of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat’s Up Connection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarnival in the Night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also prefigures Japanese punk cinema classics such as Sogo Ishii’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBurst City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1982) and Shinya Tsukamoto’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBullet Ballet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1998). Restored from its original 16mm negatives, it is Masashi Yamamoto at his most anarchic and transgressive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"These are Yamamoto’s politics: to squat, to squander, and to soil reality. Whether anyone takes notice is beyond him; his unceasing state of resistance exists beyond society and blooms by virtue of its separation from its norms.\" — Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Screen Slate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container mx-auto my-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-4 md:w-7\/12 mx-auto text-center font-body text-base\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                                   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e        \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the filmmakers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasashi Yamamoto was born on 24 January 1956 in Oita, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0095999\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\"\u003eRobinson's Garden (1987)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt13403572\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\"\u003eWonderful Paradise (2020)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1236242\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\"\u003eMan, Woman and the Wall (2006)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e        \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/screenings\"\u003eHost a Screening and Book the Filmmaker at your Event\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_quote\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"gmail_quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pageContainer1\" data-page-number=\"1\" data-loaded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-canvas-width=\"745.4456470588237\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Masashi Yamamoto","offers":[{"title":"University \u0026 College DVD (with PPR*)","offer_id":48940606292276,"sku":"CARNI-U","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Site License","offer_id":48940606325044,"sku":"CARNI-D","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"DVD + DSL (w\/ PPR)","offer_id":48940606357812,"sku":"CARNI-DD","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/carniposter.jpg?v=1762547408","url":"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/products\/carnival-in-the-night","provider":"Collective Eye Films","version":"1.0","type":"link"}